Italy's Danilo di Luca won stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia as the country's
greatest ever cyclist - Fausto Coppi - was remembered on the 60th
anniversary of his most famous day in the saddle.

Following Pedro Horrillo Munoz's horrific crash on stage eight and the peloton's go-slow protest around the streets of Milan on stage nine, race organisers and fans alike will have been delighted that an Italian was able to win the stage that has only been included twice since Coppi’s 1949 triumph.

When Coppi, fondly remembered in his homeland as Il Campionissimo - the champion of champions, made his epic 192 kilometre breakaway on the way to his third of five Giro victories, his great rival Gino Bartali trailed him by almost 12 minutes.

Today, Di Luca, riding for the LPR Brakes team, attacked on the descent of the Pra Martino and came across the finishing line just 10 seconds ahead of compatriot Franco Pellizotti as the 2007 winner extended his hold on the leader's jersey – the maglia rosa.

Meanwhile, a motorcyclist working on the Giro died in a crash while heading towards the start of stage 10. Fabio Saccani, 69, worked for a cycling photographer who was not riding pillion at the time of the crash.